John Amos Net Worth $3.5 Million, Biography Age, Family, wiki, And Life Story What is John Amos' estimated net worth? American actor...
John Amos Net Worth $3.5 Million, Biography Age, Family, wiki, And Life Story
What is John Amos' estimated net worth?
American actor and former football player John Amos has a $3 million net worth. John Amos is most likely best known for his roles on the CBS sitcom "Good Times" and in the 1977 movie "Roots," for which he was nominated for an Emmy. He has also worked on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The West Wing," and "The District." Amos has also appeared on Broadway and in a number of films, such as "Coming to America" and "Die Hard 2."
Category:
Richest Celebrities › Actors
Net Worth:
$3.5 Million
Date of Birth:
Dec 27, 1939 (83 years old)
Place of Birth:
Newark
Gender:
Male
Height:
5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Profession:
Actor, Athlete, Football player, Soldier, Playwright, Theatrical producer, Copywriter, Social Worker, Screenwriter, Stand-up comedian
Nationality:
United States of America
Early life and the start of a career
John Amos was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1939. His parents were John Amos Sr., a car mechanic, and Annabelle. He grew up in East Orange, NJ, and went to East Orange High School, where he graduated in 1958. After that, he went to Long Beach City College in California and then got a sociology degree from Colorado State University. Amos was a member of the football team at the second school. After that, he won the Golden Glove boxing title.
In 1964, Amos joined the Denver Broncos as a free agent, but on the second day of training, he pulled his hamstring and had to be let go. He then played for a number of different teams, such as the Canton Bulldogs of the United Football League, the Norfolk Neptunes of the Continental Football League, and the Waterbury Orbits of the Atlantic Football League. In 1967, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as a free agent. He then went back to the Continental League to play for the Victoria Steelers.
Good Times and a Career as an Actor
Amos got a lot of attention when he played weatherman Gordy Howard on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" from 1970 to 1973. This was his first big part on TV. But his most famous part was as the father of a middle-class family, James Evans Sr., in the CBS sitcom "Maude."
From 1974 to 1976, Amos kept playing James Evans Sr. on the TV show "Good Times." His wife, Florida Evans, was played by Esther Rolle, and his three children were played by Jimmie Walker, Ralph Carter, and Bernadette Stanis. On the show, Amos tried to show a good side of an African-American family doing their best in a bad neighborhood. But he was getting more and more unhappy with how the show's comedy often ruined its idea. Because of this, Amos had problems with the show's writers, which led to his firing in 1976.
Roots and Other Work for TV
After "Good Times," in 1977, Amos played the lead part of Kunta Kinte in the groundbreaking TV miniseries "Roots," which was based on Alex Haley's book of the same name. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work. In 1980, he appeared in another miniseries on NBC called "Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story." After that, Amos was on many TV shows, like "Here's Boomer," "Insight," "The Love Boat," "The A-Team," "Trapper John, M.D.," and "Hardcastle and McCormick." From 1984 to 1985, he had a recurring part on the NBC crime drama "Hunter." After "One Life to Live," she worked on "Murder, She Wrote," "Stringray," "The Cosby Show," and "Gideon Oliver."
In 1994, Amos was on the short-lived comedy "704 Hauser," which was a modern version of the sitcom "All in the Family." During the rest of the 1990s, he was on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Touched by an Angel," and "Martin," and he had a recurring part on the LL Cool J sitcom "In the House." From 1999 to 2004, Amos played the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 22 episodes of "The West Wing," a government drama show. The police procedural "The District," the comedy "All About the Andersons," the romance comedy "Men in Trees" on ABC, and the Netflix show "The Ranch" were some of his other big roles.
Film Career
Amos made his big-screen debut in 1971, first in an uncredited part in "Vanishing Point" and then as Biker in the blaxploitation film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." He was in the Disney movie "The World's Greatest Athlete" with Tim Conway in 1973. After that, he was in the action comedy "Let's Do It Again" with Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier. Later, in the 1980s, Amos was in movies like "Touched by Love" with Diane Lane, "The Beastmaster," "Dances of the Dwarfs," starring Peter Fonda, "American Flyers," "Coming to America," which starred Eddie Murphy, and "Lock Up," which starred Sylvester Stallone and Donald Sutherland.
Amos's first films of the 1990s were "Two Evil Eyes" and "Die Hard 2." Later, he was in "Ricochet," "Mac," "Night Trap," "For Better or Worse," and "The Players Club." In the 2000s, he was in films like "All Over Again," "My Baby's Daddy," "Countdown," "Shadowboxing," and "Dr. Dolittle 3." Later, he was in Tyler Perry's "Madea's Witness Protection," the action movie "Bad Asses on the Bayou," Adam Sandler's "Uncut Gems," and the comedy sequel "Coming 2 America."
Career in the Theatre
Amos has also worked in theatre, which is different from movies. He both made and wrote the one-man play "Halley's Comet," which he performs all over the world. Also, he was in "Gem of the Ocean," a play by August Wilson, both on Broadway and at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey.
Personal Life
Amos married artist and horse Noel Mickelson in 1965. They had two children, Shannon and K.C., and then got a divorce in 1975. Amos married actress Lillian Lehman in 1978, but they split up the next year.
Amos has lived in New Jersey's Tewksbury Township for a long time. He is also a member of the New Jersey National Guard's 50th Armoured Division. He is also an Honorary Master Chief of the United States Coast Guard.
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